Open RAN Lab
Open RAN, which stands for Open Radio Access Network, is a new approach to building mobile networks that breaks down traditionally integrated systems into individual components.
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In LAUDE, we have created a private network for proof of concepts and research testing.
Our infrastructure consists of the following characteristics
O-CLOUD: Telco-optimized K8s Cluster
SMO/OAM: O-RAN SMO
RIC: O-RAN near-RT + Non-RT RIC
Service Models: KPM (KPIs Measurement), RC (Radio Control) and CCC (Cell Configuration & Control)
xApps: Monitoring, slicing, LB, Traffic and QoS
rApps: FlexPolicy, FlexMon
gNodeB (vBS): OAI (Open Air Interface), SRSran
RRU: USRP B210
Mobile phones, commercial CPE and Quectel 5G module
vRAN: The shared computing platform is composed of a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) computer equipped with a 16-core Intel i9 14900K CPU
near-RT RIC: Co-located with the vBS and implemented using FlexRIC
SMO: Hosts the non-RT RIC. For the non-RT RIC we use the open source implementation from the O-RAN Software Community (OSC), while the 5G Core VNFs can be deployed using Open5GS or OAI as Docker containers
Testbed: Includes an application server that can be used for hosting applications, traffic generation, and data storage
